Facebook released an application for mobile phones running Android software or Apple's iOS operating system giving smartphone owners complete access to all of Facebook's features, including a few added ones. For instance, the application comes equipped with a Places features allowing the phone to track your location to help you quickly share the data with your friends. If the application cannot properly name your location, you also have the option to create a new place, adding it to Facebook's database for all Facebook users to use.

1. Open your smartphone's Facebook application.

2. Select "Places" from the application's main menu.

3. Select "Check In." A new menu appears.

4. Choose "Add" next to the Places Names field.

5. Input the name of your place.

6. Input a description of the place.

7. Select "Add." A field appears allowing you to publish your location.

8. Enter your desired information into the field below your newly created place.

About the Author

Aaron Wein is a copy editor for Skagit Valley Publishing. He has been a writer and editor since 2004, contributing to Washington-based publications and clients such as the "Bellingham Herald," "Western Athletics," "GNAC Sports" and Microsoft. Wein obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University.